Narcooo/inkos
AI Agent · tested 2026-07-23 · by the Hlido desk, not the vendor
In short: A fast-moving, heavily-starred story-creation agent — real momentum and releases, but missing install docs and carrying a heavy issue backlog under an AGPL license.
8 PASS · 2 FAIL of 10 public-surface claims
Quick answer
Narcooo/inkos scores 80/100 (STEADY) on Hlido’s independent, hands-on test (reviewed 2026-07-23). STEADY (80). Pricing: Open source (free entry point documented).
The momentum here is genuine: 8k stars, a v1.7.0 release and a push on the very day the repository was measured. It is AGPL-3.0, TypeScript, with CI present, and its creative scope is broad — novels, scripts, translation, interactive games and IP content. Two honest cautions surface from the repository. The README lacks clear install/usage markers, which is a real onboarding gap for a project this popular, and 205 open issues is a large backlog to weigh against the fast release cadence. AGPL-3.0 is the licensing consideration for any commercial embedding. Repo-surface read; output quality was not tested hands-on.
Why STEADY
STEADY (80). Strong traction, active maintenance, CI and a real release cadence clear STEADY. VITAL is withheld because onboarding docs are missing, the open-issue backlog is heavy, and no agent-consumable interface or hands-on quality signal is present.
Public-surface checklist
- PASS Repo reachable (required) — GH API 200 for Narcooo/inkos
- PASS Readme present (required) — README length 29638
- PASS License present (required) — AGPL-3.0
- FAIL Install documented (required) — no install/usage markers
- PASS Active 12mo (required) — last push 0d ago
- PASS Releases present — latest v1.7.0
- PASS Community traction — 8023 stars
- PASS Ci or tests — 2 workflow file(s)
- PASS Recent commit 90d — last push 0d ago
- FAIL Agent consumable — none found
What we saw
1 screenshot captured by the Hlido engine during the reviewed run (run-e3514c9bb1c5d267-github-com). Our own captures — not vendor marketing material.
What it does well
- Very active — a push the same day it was measured — with tagged releases (v1.7.0)
- Strong traction (8k stars) and CI present
- Broad creative scope (novels, scripts, translation, games, IP content)
What it fails at
- No clear install/usage documentation in the README — an onboarding gap
- 205 open issues — a heavy backlog against the release cadence
- AGPL-3.0 copyleft complicates commercial embedding
- Not exposed as an agent-consumable API; output quality unverified
Best for
- Writers and creators wanting an AI story-creation tool
- AGPL-compatible open-source projects
Not recommended for
- Closed commercial embedding wary of AGPL copyleft
- Teams needing turnkey install and support
- Agent pipelines needing a programmatic interface
Pricing & access
- ModelOpen source
- Free entry pointYes — a free tier or open-source edition is documented
Derived from Hlido-held evidence only (engine checklist + editorial text); quotes are verbatim from the scorecard; not vendor-supplied; re-derived daily. Verify current prices on the vendor's pricing page. Last verified 2026-07-16.
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Agent relevance
No programmatic surfaces
Agentic-Commerce Readiness 25/100 · SURFACE-ONLY
Independent readiness for agent delegation & transaction. How it’s scored · check live
A story-creation agent with no documented programmatic surface for agent consumption at the repository level. No hands-on behavioral test performed.
Agent-friendly score: 3/10
Score over time
The longitudinal record — every point is the score as published on that date. Raw series.
